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Which nation has become the first one in the Arab world to produce nuclear energy?
A
Saudi Arabia
B
UAE
C
Bahrain
D
Qatar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The UAE is the first country in the Arab world and the 33rd globally to develop a nuclear energy plant to generate safe, clean, and reliable baseload electricity. The country revealed its ambitions to pursue a nuclear energy programme in 2008 and construction has taken more than a decade.

Detailed explanation-2: -The U.A.E., a tiny nation that has become a regional heavyweight and international business center, said it built the plant to decrease its reliance on the oil that has powered and enriched the country and its Gulf neighbors for decades.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Barakah nuclear power plant (Arabic: ) is the United Arab Emirates’ first nuclear power station, the first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula, the second in the Persian Gulf region and the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab World.

Detailed explanation-4: -UAE: First Arab Country to generate electricity from coal - GKToday.

Detailed explanation-5: -1. United States - 91.5GW of nuclear generation. The US has 93 operable nuclear reactors across 30 states.

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